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The Iron Curtain was a non-physical boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1991. The term symbolizes the efforts by the Soviet Union to block itself and its satellite states from open contact with the West and its allied states.
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The correct answer is C. buying up small railroad companies to drive up his business
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According to history, Jay Gould between 1836-1892 of his lifetime was a railroad mogul in the United States predominantly in New York City. He was also a financier. Jay Gould's interest in the railroad industry grew beyond measures as he started with a move to invest in small railroads after much deliberation in 1859. He was involved in so many railroad projects that led him into holding high positions in the industry and by 1867, he was made director of "Erie Railroad".
To grow his business and fully own the railroad industry, Jay Gould started some fraudulent dealings in his stocks and paying bribes to some bodies in government. He properly invested in "Union Pacific Railroad" stocks and soon gained maximum control.
During the time of the Tang Dynasty in the 600's AD China could have become a major colonizer of western hemisphere due to their strong hold on ship building and navigational technologies. They had a huge manpower and all the resources, still they chose to not colonize the world. By 1400's China had tremendous maritime technologies and had enormous fleets at hand for their several voyage expeditions that took place till 1433, but they did not colonize the world as it was against the nature of the historical Chinese states to not explore, to not colonize or to not expand outside its sphere of influence in East Asia.
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France
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because I took this class in 8th and.i a freshmen
After World War 2 Germany was dived into half. The western half was under American control and the Eastern half was under Russian control. Berlin lay in the Western half and was divided between Russia and America, meaning that East Berlin was an island of Russian controlled Germany surrounded by areas under American control. Russia was a communist country and people from East Berlin tried to flee to West Berlin and so the Berlin Wall was built to stop this.Until the east Germans were rescued by pink Floyd!
